Thebes

Description: Ancient Greek city in Boeotia; Cadmus reigned there in the 160th year after Moses; Linus of Thebes and Amphion flourished as musicians
Coordinates: 38.3219, 23.3178

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Ancient Greek city in Boeotia. Cadmus reigned there in the 160th year after Moses, and Linus of Thebes and Amphion flourished as musicians.

Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture

Praises of Moses from Scripture and the Fathers — In the 160th year after Moses, Cadmus reigned at Thebes; Linus of Thebes and Amphion were musicians
"In the one hundred and sixtieth year after Moses, Cadmus reigned at Thebes"